Open AccessA Comparison of Ductoscopy-Guided and Conventional Surgical Excision in Women With Spontaneous Nipple Discharge
Author(s) -
Robyn M. Moncrief,
Ritu Nayar,
Leslie K. Diaz,
Valerie L. Staradub,
Monica Morrow,
Seema A. Khan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000157371.10776.d8
Subject(s) - medicine , nipple discharge , surgery , lesion , carcinoma , radiology , cancer , mammography , breast cancer
Radiologic imaging is routinely used to evaluate women with spontaneous nipple discharge (SND), but definitive diagnosis is usually only achieved by surgical terminal duct excision (TDE). Ductoscopy has been reported to result in improved localization of intraductal lesions and may avoid surgery in women with endoscopically normal ducts.